Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class Auction 1942 and to Staff Sergeant

1942 and to Staff Sergeant (Temporary) on January 10

His wife’s name was Anna

He was a School Teacher before the war and named his next-of-kin as his wife

yet was never wounded

the obverse with a central laurel wreath with a central upward-pointing winged arrow and a static swastika on the bottom of the wreath

Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class Auction 1942 and to Staff Sergeant(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse plain, with a vertical pinback, and a functional hinge catch assembly; measuring 42. 85 mm (w) x 43. 35 mm (h); weighing 14. 1 grams; in overall near very fine